Chai

This is so delicious and makes a great drink for friends to share on a cold day.

Chai
3 pints of water
8 crushed cardamom pods
4 whole cloves
2 whole star anise pods
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon of grated ginger
1 tablespoon of whole fennel seeds
1 cup milk (soy, rice, coconut or dairy)
Raw organic sugar or maple syrup

Boil water and ingredients.

Reduce heat and simmer for 10 mins

Add milk, heat, strain and serve with sweetener. Delicious!

Self Healing Art

If you can't go to sleep at night or when you wake up in the night and can't go back to sleep, try gently holding your thumb with your other hand and focus on breathing in through your nose, out through your nose for longer than you breathed in. As you breathe out feel yourself relaxing. Soon you will be able to feel a pulse in your thumb. Then you can hold your other thumb. I would love to hear whether holding your thumb lets you get to sleep more easily.